| 单词 |
fakement |
| 释义 |
fakement slang.|ˈfeɪkmənt|
Also fakeman-charley.
[f. as prec. + -ment; the origin of the longer form is unknown.]
A piece of manipulation, contrivance, ‘dodge’; vaguely, a thing, ‘concern’; a trimming, decoration (on an article of clothing).
1812J. H. Vaux Flash Dict. s.v. Fakeman-charley, Speaking of any stolen property which has a private mark, one will say, there is a fakeman-charley on it; a forgery which is well executed is said to be a prime fakement; in a word, anything is liable to be termed a fakement, or a fakeman-charley, provided the person you address knows to what you allude. 1823Egan in Grose's Dict. Vulg. Tongue (ed. 3) s.v. Tell the macers to mind their fakements, desire the swindlers to be careful not to forge another person's signature. 1838Glascock Land Sharks II. 4, I see you're fly to every fakement. 1851Mayhew Lond. Labour I. 52 Pair of long sleeve Moleskin..with a double fakement down the side. Ibid. I. 246 Ah! once I could screeve a fakement (write a petition). 1877Five Years Penal Servitude iv. 254 You worked that little fakement in a blooming quiet way. |
英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。
相关内容：
相关热词搜索：fakement英英词典英英释义英语词汇意思用法释义英语
单词 fakelore 释义 fakelore, n.Brit. |fekl|, U.S. |fekl()r|[Alteration of folklore n. afte......